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Nobody’s Sweetheart Now by Maggie Robinson (book review)

NOBODY'S SWEETHEART NOW (Maggie Robinson) Addie is a young widow belonging to the British upper crust. Dev is an Anglo-Indian Scotland Yard Inspector. An unlikely couple, maybe, but a winning one.

Heart (Anaïs Nin)

“I am only responsible for my own heart, you offered yours up for the smashing my darling. Only a fool would give out such a vital organ” - Anaïs Nin

Gang Roundup – September 2020

A couple of links with reimagined interwar years (and the 1920s) and a few truly awesome videos: The Black Forest, Tales from the Loop and a flying train

The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (book review)

Bingo Little is in trouble, Bertie Wooster goes to the rescue, Jeeves solves the problem. Simple as that.

The Mysterious Origins of the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic

It has become universally known as the Spanish Flu, but it didn't originate in Spain. The place of origin of the most deadly pandemic in history is still a mystery.

An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd (book review)

The fourth WWI Mystery in the Bess Crawford series by Charles Todd is a solid historical nocel with a great war setting

Gang Roundup – August 2020

GANG ROUNDUP (August 2020) The 1920s were a time of change and innovation in so many areas of life: women's life, inventions, society.

Conspiracy in Tokyo by Matthew Legare (Book review)

A historical novel with an unusual setting, Tokyo in 1930s, in the darker times of the depression and with strong nationalistic forces at work.

Dangerous (John le Carré)

"A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world." - John Le Carré's quote about life and writing

#FellowshipOfTolkien Third Annyversary – Travelling Middle-earth with My Own Fellowship

The Surprising Histories Behind Tolkien’s Stories of the War of the Ring. A readalong with my Tolkien reading group on the roads of Middle-earth.